Power to Isolate and Quarantine.
Milwaukee City Charter § 17-16
in effect17-16. Power to Isolate and Quarantine.
The commissioner may restrict to a suitable place persons sick of or exposed to any condition of communicable disease necessitating isolation or quarantine. The commissioner may secure suitable places for the reception of persons sick of or exposed to any pestilential or infectious communicable disease or condition and forbid and prevent all direct contact with isolated and quarantined persons and their immediate environment except persons with permission from the commissioner. If an isolation site is designated which is not a licensed hospital, such isolation place shall be under the jurisdiction of the commissioner.
Source: City of Milwaukee Legislative Reference Bureau, Milwaukee City Charter and Code of Ordinances (city.milwaukee.gov master PDFs)URL: https://city.milwaukee.gov/ImageLibrary/Groups/ccClerk/Ordinances/City-Charter/CH17.pdf#page=3Fetched: 10/26/2026
